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April 15, 2026Communications Earth & EnvironmentOpen Access

Climate warming strengthened but droughts eliminated the coupling between productivity and tree growth in semi-arid plantations

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JLJitang LiZSZehao ShenAGAntonio Gazol

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This research examines carbon allocation between productivity and growth in tree species, indicating effects of droughts.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess how droughts affect the relationship between tree growth and canopy productivity.
  • Combined tree-ring measurements with satellite data from 2000 to 2018
  • Analyzed the four most widely planted tree species in northern China
  • Evaluated responses to extreme drought events in 2008-2009 and 2014-2015
  • Radial growth and canopy productivity remained coupled across plantations
  • Temporal coherence was stronger in conifers than broadleaves
  • Radial growth recovered faster than canopy productivity after droughts
  • Canopy productivity showed slower and often incomplete recovery

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2a99e4eeef8a2a6af982https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03483-2
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